Posts Tagged: strawberries
Twenty minutes of hail
Twenty minutes of hail on Easter Sunday means no melons for July 4th at Pacific Star Garden's farmers' market stall. Hail comes sometimes, suddenly...

U-Pick strawberry sign
Can less water grow better berries?
It might be pouring rain today, but soon enough California will be dry again. As demand for water for a growing urban population and for...
Cultivating California
Only in California could arid land be converted into the nation’s salad bowl. In the late 1800s, University of California researchers discovered...

uc anr minibrochure cover s2
Survey identifies 19 produce candidates for a farm-to-WIC program
A new federal voucher that gives low-income women access to a range of fruits and vegetables could provide unique new marketing opportunities for...

A dish made with nopales (cactus pads).
U-pick organic strawberry season opens on coast
The U-pick strawberry fields at Swanton Berry Farm near Davenport on the coast are formally opening on May 28, but if you drive out there now, you’ll...

Swanton's farmstand
